Oh well, there goes my one shot at being unique.

      It was my goal to be the only columnist in America to not write about Kobe Bryant.

      I was proceeding nicely until a reader wrote a letter asking The Saunders Report's resident shrink, Dr. Antho...

Addendum: the last paragraph in the initial edition of this story was incorrectly worded. It has been changed to reflect the accurate comment... The Publisher

      Fred Crisp, former publisher of the News & Observer, told me of the time he received a cal...

      It's official: I am the only person in Durham who did not see Dave Chappelle when he was in town this month.

      From what I've been able to determine, even the people who weren't able to nab tickets to the funnyman's performances at the Carolina Theat...

Dear Dr. Smith,

We are right in the middle of the Christmas season and I don't feel the least bit Christmas-y. I have no holiday spirit and haven't bought a single gift. (I usually get my shopping done before Thanksgiving.)

This is not like me. Is there anything I can do...

       You still have time to send the perennial Christmas present beloved by literate people the world over, young and old alike - copies of the books Do Unto Others... AndThen Run and ...And the Horse You Rode In On, Saunders!

      The books conta...

      As the holiday season kicks into high gear, there is one decision we'll make that stands above all others.

      It's a decision that has the potential to make or break a holiday gathering and mark a host/hostess as an uncultured philistin...